The Maine DACF proposes expanding three forest protection quarantines to slow the spread of emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, and European larch canker. Opportunities for public comment include public hearings…

The Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry  has confirmed the presence of mile-a-minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata) in Maine. Following the discovery, the DACF received over 150 notifications from alert Mainers regarding mile-a-minute weed.…

In particular, if you look at the public voter roll and discover errors or duplicates, you aren’t allowed to talk about it, period.…

A citizens initiative that would open certain types of vehicle diagnostic data to independent Maine auto repair shops may head to voters later this year.…

To continue Maine’s momentum, Governor Mills also unveiled a new target: installing another 175,000 additional heat pumps in Maine by 2027……

Municipalities say the new program, which became law last year, is difficult to implement and too expensive for the state to sustain, prompting a debate over how best to keep older Mainers in their homes.…

CMP filed a three-year rate plan structure, citing grid reliability improvements, clean energy investments, improved storm response, and enhanced electricity usage monitoring and management tools as the drivers of a proposed increase.…

The couple that owns a lithium deposit in Newry potentially worth more than a billion dollars is urging the Legislature to act quickly to “clarify” state mining laws so they can mine the find as soon as possible.…

The federal DOE is threatening to withhold money from Maine’s Dept. of Education (MDE) due to the state’s failure meeting student testing and data reporting requirements for reading, language arts, and mathematics.…

Supporters of a ballot initiative barring foreign governments from influencing Maine referendums are pushing the Legislature to enact the measure instead of sending it to voters in November.…

At the end of this month, a federal requirement that prevented people enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic from losing coverage will expire.…

Officials insist that water is plentiful, but some residents argue Maine has fallen behind in its oversight and should take a more active role in protecting it going forward.…

A Harvard researcher told state lawmakers that Wabanaki communities trail far behind other tribes economically because of the 1980 agreement limiting tribal self-government.…

Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Androscoggin, said his bill is modeled on a 2021 law that called on Maine to divest state pension funds from fossil fuel companies…

Rainbow smelt are important prey for seals, birds, Atlantic cod, and salmon, and a prized species for recreational and commercial fishermen, but they have been in decline since the 1980s……

Among the newsmaking items in the Democratic governor’s budget address this month was a proposal to require all of Maine’s electricity to come from renewables by 2040……

Maine is ahead of most coastal states in its plans for offshore wind, but the floating technology it is developing still needs to be tested and likely won’t be a major factor in the energy mix until 2030 or later…

The Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap outlines strategies for Maine to benefit from offshore wind, while preserving Gulf of Maine communities, fisheries, and wildlife.…

The Strengthening Local Processing Act will increase options for local livestock and poultry producers and help increase resiliency and diversification of the meat processing system…

The design, based on the 1901 Maine flag, would replace……